New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-18
HoNORING IRELAND'S SAINT.
DINNER OF THE FRIENDLY SOMA
MAYOR HEWITT WRITES ON HOME RuLE-spExcHEs

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MAYOR HEWITT WRITES ON HOME RuLr-spEEcHE
| BY GENERAL SHERMAN, MR. DEREw AND oTHER6
Delmonieo's big dining room had no place tor anothe
person last night when tho two hundred 1rishmen witt
compose the Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick and their friend
had down to commemorate the anniversary OF tn'
Irish apostle and their hundred and third annua
dinner The surroundings sufficient to indicate
speeches had been made. that 1t was gather
ing of Irish Nationalist for everywhere green fsvo
were vsble-shamrocks In mems coats on saucers and
on tables, and oven the roof and the electric lights were
bedecked with sprigs Of "the chosen leaf OF bard
and chief" large green banner with q crownese
harp was suspended from the orchestra balcony with the
motto underneath enveloped In shamrocks Erin Go
Bragh Behind the seat where the president OF the 80
cety sat size portrait Of ST. Patrick wreathed
In shamrocks with the bishops crozer in his hand The
dinner card printed In green, bound with green
ribbons, and surmounted by harp and shamrocks In
fact. everything green except the speakers,
whose remarks left nothing to be desired
James r Cunning, tho newly elected president
and O Presbyterian Irlshman. presided AT his right
sat General Sherman, General Horace Porter Morgan
OBrien and the presidents Of the England the st.
Nicholas the Holland and tho St David societies At
his loft Chauncey NJ Depew. Congressman Cochran.
Eugene Kelly. General Stewart l. W0odford and the
presidents Of the St George and St Andrews societies
Some OF tho others present General John
Newton, Judge Gilderseevo, Judge Van Brunt
General James h " Bclrno, Joseph y. ODOuOuue,
Bryan Lawrence. Commissioner James 8. Coleman
James j. Trainor Amos J. Cummings. DisrfctA Attorney
MARITIME; Major Dexter H. Folett Boston, Joseph Leavy,
Judge Van Hoesen Henry McCloskey, David Mcclure,
Francis c. Devlin, John III. Spellmsn, ex-Judge Dennis
Quinn, Commissioner Thomas 8. Brennan. Martin b.
Brown J. w. OConnor, James J. Buckley, John J. De-
laDey, NJ Sanders. r. NJ Walters, Henry II. Brown, f.
d. Farrell, Dr. Healy Hugh waldron Charles Walters,
Police Justice Maurice J:Powcr, Henry r. Beekman,
Hugh j. Grant, ex-senator John Fox, Mathew Leavy,
Thomas +. Mosher and Richard s. Newcombe.
Commissioner James s. Coleman secretary OF the Din
Committee, read letters OF apology from several
prominent who could not be present. including Pres
dent Cleveland Governor Hill and Mayor Hewitt Pres
1dent Cleveland, among other things, said:
Tho indication OF the of organization induces the
reflection perpetuated thus long be founded
on objects and purposes yltaii.ed BY sentiments Of
f st gp alive ceanG1 where Of G al land
can on sr npd sgnSrs aHd VEL 30
honor In their claim to American citizenship.
Some Of the things which Mayor Hewitt said in his
letter. which was long and referred mainly to Home
Rule, were as follows;
Mr. Gladstone has shown himself possessed Of that
RrehepsSe 10 | o. s hn h o. society whsn
and whore there any undaenta viola
Of mia cannot decent living for Etm
governed and entitled 20 reform eher BY peaceful or
revolutionary Gsthods Ny hope has always been that the
the wrongs Of Ireland and an confirmed in this con-
know have would he we'll
e no ea y y not be together
their mutual adv sniage Just AS our STATES II has too
vested ssts they nothing
IN. man o. ". age win not longer accept precedent
The Irish are Struggling II Is denied
,sii government assertion
bnHn Dnsrs enus for nolities and In his cgntrT their
ilola state and municipal.
Next came the chairmans opening address, III the
course which he said that during the eighteen years
Ireland free and independentfrop 1882 to the
cursed nion-she made giant strides IN the direc
ZION OF real PosPG than any 1 Finer On toe aSs
House. the Bank OF ireland and the Post ONCE.
all in Dg0n .oec nn4 all 81 ss
the world built at cost Of $500 900 each in
Protestant Parliament at that Loud aud prolonged APP
pause let MS get once more the chance OF making our
laws for our "wn people In our own country and
dear old Ireland ~l be once more the poet said
TIsi bower Of the c4rt gem OF tie Renewed sp
The first toast announced THE Day Celebrate"
aud Mr. W Bourke Cochran responded Here some OF
the things lie said
" the most rational festival celebrated by
more ae emit than the issv. ;tsr fhs insh race .oay
before through The effort Of that immortal
peTs 10 the pillars OF Hercules tho Ish race stands as
celtic as when path crossed the Alps or ~ Patrick
stood upon tie s Of Tara. lie knfed the fame OF Chris
iirc The memory o, 81 Pairhk we do not Celebrate
isusc aaa the building OF Schools in which the 1oath OF Ire.
land taught the nacsructbe spirit OF Irsh nationality
and lrl,L pair ol!sm lRehewed applause
The United States y" the next toast General
W. 4. Sherman. who was introduced to respond
When he stood up the assemblage TO man stood up
too. and of cheers burs, forth that lasted for
Minute When the applause had died away and before
Iie ut e. o S, MI cIIoT Inr TSrp cSeeS ,or 9;
.t-.l- Iho dem Ia
o Applause that shook the building The lips Of one Of
the great who defended the Unon." said the preS
dent. silent We have another. whom hope may /
live long friend and the friend OF our cause
" the sayiors OF the country General sherman The
General said IN part
We have given homo. TO four millions end hall o, irss
women and oildrc1 and ". have desire and wish
ned STATES enabling every man 10 earn competence may
c"ugpry which IN the Opinion 81 Sir Robert Kane IN lis Tn
hs s 81 N o. es 81 ann N
ooeocoo oil peoO IL prosperity and peace oonsed
applause
Chauncey NJ Depew replied for " Ireland" saying:
] am not theological vein which has characterized
my a@snsr wsen heard the eIpq.on
icty by Congressman cochran knew that while AS Il
roostioS THEOLOGY laughter the one would be The head
me ns u. os Az II
,as ever kncTn GTea. aSghter rms !, The urG TINE
Removed laugic, You angw man aeGarss more by
IA an the men do themselves Continued laughter First
spoke the dinner TO Jnsn Mccarthy and next at e to
men ana orators m had told hom
moro Iroland than they lad known before.
Laughter and applause
Mr. Depew closed by saying that Home Rule for Ire
and bound to and that when IL did come
quartet would he deserving the praise Of having
helped to bring it about than Burke, Grattan. Emmett
md Moore.
General Porter spoke for THE Army and Navy"
The Bench aud Bar" was responded 10 by David
Mcclure. Morgan j. OBreD spoke for " The Ladies'"
eloquent speeches also male for '' Tho state
# New.York and d" The CITY Of Sewicrk."
TWO GOODS PARADES.